I.mous‧tache BrE AmE (also mustache American English) /məˈstɑːʃ $ ˈmʌstæʃ/ noun [countable]
hair that grows on a man’s upper lip ⇨ beard:
He’s shaved off his moustache. II.mus‧tache /məˈstɑːʃ $ ˈmʌstæʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: moustache, from Italian mustaccio, from Medieval Greek moustaki, from Greek mystax 'upper lip, mustache']
the usual American spelling of ↑moustache
A man’s moustache is the hair that grows on his upper lip. If it is very long, it is sometimes referred to as his moustaches.
He was short and bald and had a moustache.
mus·tache USor chiefly Britmous·tache /ˈmʌˌstæʃ, Brit məˈstɑːʃ/ noun, pl-tach·es[count] : hair growing on a man's upper lip • He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache. • He decided to grow a mustache. • The actor was wearing a false/fake mustache.
- see picture at beard
- mus·tachedUSor chiefly Britmous·tached /ˈmʌˌstæʃt, Brit məˈstɑːʃt/ adj • a mustached man [=a man who has a mustache]